Test Methodology
Comparison Workstations |
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| System Name | HEXUS Workstation |
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| CPU | Intel Core i9-10940X |
Intel Core i9-10980XE |
| Overclocked | No |
No |
| CPU Base Frequency | 3.3GHz |
3.0GHz |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 4.8GHz |
4.8GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 14 / 28 |
18 / 36 |
| CPU TDP | 165W |
165W |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair Liquid Cooler |
Noctual NH-D15 |
| Motherboard | ASRock X299E-ITX/ac |
MSI Creator X299 |
| Memory | 64GB DDR4 (4x16GB) |
64GB DDR4 (4x16GB) |
| Memory Speed | 18-18-18-43-2T @ 2,666MHz |
16-18-18-38-2T @ 2,933MHz |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB |
| Storage | 2TB Samsung PM981 M.2 SSD |
1TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD |
| PSU | Corsair SF750 |
Corsair HX1000 |
| Chassis | Corsair One |
be quiet! Dark Base 700 |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Pro |
Windows 10 Pro |
| Warranty | Two years |
N/A |
| Date Reviewed | February 2020 |
N/A |
| Cost As Reviewed | £4,300 |
£4,100 |
Benchmark Suite |
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| CPU | |
| Cinebench Release 20 | This popular cross-platform benchmark examines both single- and multi-core performance. |
| Blender 2.8.2 | We render the 230MB Cosmos Laundromat scene in this popular open-source creation suite. |
| V-Ray Next | Another standalone application to help test how fast hardware renders. |
| Memory and Storage | |
| AIDA64 | Benchmark that accurately depicts memory bandwidth and latency. |
| CrystalDiskMark | Free-to-use storage benchmark testing both sequential and random 4K drive performance. |
| GPGPU | |
| AIDA64 | Measures GPGPU compute performance using various OpenCL workloads. |
| V-Ray Next | The free test is this time used to gauge GPU rendering performance. |
| System | |
| PCMark 10 | A comprehensive set of tests that cover the wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace. |
| VRMark | With a 5K rendering resolution, the Blue Room test thoroughly examines a system's VR credentials. |
| 3DMark | We run Time Spy Extreme, a 4K DirectX 12 benchmark to test both GPU performance and stability. |
| Workstation | |
| SPECwpc 3.0.4 | Measures key aspects of workstation performance based on diverse professional applications. |
| Vitals | |
| Power Consumption | System-wide mains power draw recorded when idle and when rendering via Blender. |
| CPU Temperature | Core temperature recorded when idle and when rendering via Blender. |
| GPU Temperature | GPU temperature recorded when idle and when running the 3DMark Time Spy Extreme stress test. |
| Noise | System noise output measured when idle and when rendering via Blender. |
Notes
There is little point in comparing the Corsair One Pro i200 with the high-end gaming PCs that typically pass through the HEXUS labs. To that end, we have built our own comparison workstation using a range-topping Intel Core i9-10980XE on an X299 platform carrying 64GB of quad-channel memory and, in keeping with the Corsair, a stock-clocked Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition graphics card. It won't have escaped your attention that the total cost of our 18-core self-build is less than the 14-core One Pro i200, albeit presented in a larger chassis and without Corsair's warranty.
Paving the way for additional workstation reviews in the near future, we have also introduced a new suite of benchmarks encompassing a wide range of professional workloads.
